The medical tradition that shaped the world
Aug 11, 2026
Imagine being a physician in the year 1025.
No MRI.
No antibiotics.
No modern laboratory.
And yet, one physician was already documenting observations, testing ideas, studying individual differences, and building a medical system that would influence European medicine for around 600 years.
His name was Ibn Sina, also known as Avicenna.
In this week's episode of Master Stress with Dr S, we continue When Science Met Soul by exploring two remarkable traditions that developed alongside one another: Ibn Sina's Canon of Medicine and Tibb an-Nabawi, or prophetic medicine.
What makes this fascinating isn't simply their history.
It's how many of their principles continue to intersect with questions modern science is asking today.
We explore:
• how Ibn Sina approached medicine through observation, evidence, and individual constitution
• his early thinking around contagion, quarantine, and the connection between mind and body
• what modern research is discovering about black seed, honey, olive oil, and fasting
• and why practices rooted in centuries-old traditions are now being examined through neuroscience, immunology, and metabolic research
This isn't about proving that ancient traditions were always right.
It's about staying curious.
Because sometimes the most interesting discoveries happen when an old observation meets a new scientific question.
Listen here
With care,
Dr. Safia
Coach | Breathwork Facilitator | Doctor | Speaker
Bsc MBBS DCH DRCOG MRCGP MPH DipOccMed
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